This year the conference will dedicate an entire day to keynote presentations, including vision and strategy presentations from Altair's executive board and customers such as Airbus, Artemis Racing, Daimler, IAI (Israel Aerospace Industry), Porsche, Schneider Electric, Streetscooter and Zodiac Aerospace. The customer presentations will focus on best practice simulation and product development methods for the aerospace, the automotive and other industries and deliver inspiring insights into Simulation-driven InnovationTM techniques. The keynote presentations are scheduled for June 27th; this day is a 'Must' for executives, engineers and product creators looking for insights from leading industry experts.

This year’s conference will celebrate client and partner achievements who Design the Difference™ with Altair solutions to radically change the way products are designed and brought to market. Day one of the conference will focus on application areas such as maximizing the performance of industrial machinery, design for 3D printing, electrical devices, and next generation math & system modeling. This day is targeted towards an audience with a general design and engineering background. The program will offer high level insights into product development methods and simulation solutions, provide general information on the use of simulation in various industries, and offers the opportunity to learn directly from industry leaders.

In addition, day one will also host a session for Altair's European academic users featuring presentations from students and professors from all over Europe. The academic program also includes a poster presentation session, on display all three days of the conference.

The third and last day of the conference will provide in-depth technical presentations given by experienced users of the Altair solutions, in parallel sessions. With a deadline of March 31st, Altair is still accepting presentation proposals for this day. Customers interested in speaking at the conference are invited to submit their abstracts to the organizational team via www.altairatc.com/europe.

“The agenda of the 9th European ATC provides a wide variety of presentations between vision and technical depth as well as product information. With this comprehensive program I am sure that every attendee will get the most out of his or her visit," said Dr. Detlef Schneider, Senior Vice President EMEA, Altair. “The Congressforum in Frankenthal is very well suited for our event, providing all the needed amenities for more than 700 conference attendees.”

A broad technical showcase, featuring Altair solutions as well as the company's soft- and hardware partner solutions, running from the evening of June 26th, throughout the entire following days, and the dedicated academic poster session complete the informative program of the event. Confirmed exhibitors and sponsors of this year’s event include Componeering and PDTec, media partners of the event include Scientific Computing World and Prototype Today.

The registration for the conference, including all sessions, technical seminars and on-site events is free of charge. Online registration and a preliminary agenda are available at www.altairatc.com/europe.

November 2nd, 2016

9th European Altair Technology Conference will take place in June 2017 in Germany

Event will highlight strategies and examples of enterprise simulation methods for
Simulation-driven Innovation™

TROY, Mich. November 2, 2016 –Altair will host its 9th European Altair Technology Conference from June 26 - 28, 2017 at the Congressforum Frankenthal in the Rhine/Neckar area, Germany. Spanning the entire spectrum of Altair offerings, from the application of simulation and optimization technologies, to partner solutions as well as high-performance and cloud computing, the three-day event will be packed with valuable information from technical experts and thought leaders, offering innovative content and product development techniques.

This year for the first time, extending the scope beyond Altair customers, the conference will include a day, dedicated especially to those interested in simulation, design, and HPC solutions and the development of innovative products via a Simulation-driven Innovation™ approach.

“I’m very much looking forward to our 9th E-ATC next year in June in Germany,” said Dr. Detlef Schneider, Senior Vice President EMEA, Altair. “Last year more than 650 engineers and simulation experts joined us in Paris, showing tremendous interest, not only in our tools but also in our methods and product development philosophy. The 2017 agenda will reflect how Simulation-driven Innovation is leveraging simulation, optimization, high performance computing and cloud technologies to design disruptive future products. These topics will meet the needs of all kinds of product creators and will cover all types of industries - from architecture to industrial design, automotive and aerospace to general machinery and manufacturing."

Divided in solution focused parallel sessions, day one will target an audience with a general design and engineering background in order to familiarize them with Altair’s solutions. The program will offer high level insights into product development methods, simulation solutions and will provide general information on the use of simulation in various industries. In addition, day one will also host a session for academic users.

Day two will be dedicated to keynote presentations from all industries, delivering inspiring insights into Simulation-driven Innovation techniques from high level Altair customers, the Altair executive team and industry thought leaders. This day is a must for executives, engineers and product creators looking for insights from leading industries. The third and last day of the conference will provide in-depth technical presentations given by experienced users of the Altair solutions, in parallel sessions.

Presenting at the European ATC will provide a unique opportunity to reach out to a large engineering audience and discuss innovative work with one's peers. Customers interested in speaking at the conference are invited to submit their abstracts to the organizational team via
www.altairatc.com/europe or an email to eatcpresentations@altair.com.

A technical showcase, presenting software and service solutions of Altair and its partners will complement the event. Exhibition details and sponsoring options will be published at a later point in time at: www.altairatc.com/europe.